For their bravery, the sailors posthumously received the Purple Heart at a ceremony in Pensacola during a ceremony on the one year anniversary of the attack.
Washington, D.C. -U.S. Sen. Katie Britt joined other lawmakers in passing a resolution honoring three sailors killed in a 2019 terror attack, including one from her hometown. “Ensign Joshua Kaleb Watson , Petty Officer Third Class Mohammed Haitham and Petty Officer First Class Cameron Walters will never be forgotten for their outstanding bravery and patriotism,” Britt said on Saturday, the anniversary of the attacks at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida.
Watson had eyed a military career long before joining the U.S. Navy. “ is all he wanted to do, and he was so excited to do it,” Sheila Watson said of her son in a WTVY News4 interview the day after his death at the hands of a Saudi terroris.t After graduating from the Naval Academy in Maryland, Watson headed to Pensacola, where he was shot standing guard. He and the others were credited with saving lives by quickly alerting others at the base. For their bravery, the sailors posthumously received the Purple Heart at a ceremony in Pensacola during a ceremony on the one year anniversary of the attack. “Today and every day, we honor their memories, pray for their loved ones, and recommit ourselves to not only confronting the threat of terrorism at home and abroad, but also protecting our nation’s brave men and women in uniform,” Britt said. Other senators from both sides of the aisle joined, including Alabama’s other U.S. Sen., Tommy Tuberville, and Sens. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff of Georgia. Download the WTVY News4 app to get alerts and stories the moment they are published. Available for FREE in theJury takes 10 minutes to find Prichard man not guilty of revenge murderDothan couple die hours apart. “She was the love of his life, and he was the love of hers.”
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